Then Again (The Juniper Court Series Book 3) by Sylvie Stewart

Author:Sylvie Stewart [Stewart, Sylvie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947853003
Publisher: Rolling Hearts Press
Published: 2018-02-11T18:30:00+00:00

“I need you to be one hundred percent honest with me. Is there another woman?” My leg bounced nervously as I sat in the conference room at my lawyer’s office, facing Mike across the expansive table. Our lawyers had yet to arrive, so it was just Mike and I. I couldn’t remember the last time we’d been in a room together without the girls’ presence as a distraction. I was beginning to suspect he’d been orchestrating it that way, and I had to ask.

He shook his head, his light brown hair perfectly styled and not moving a fraction of an inch. “Jenna, you know me better than that.”

I almost laughed. I absolutely did not know this man. If I knew him as well as he claimed, I would have seen this divorce coming from a mile away. Instead, it had blindsided me.

“I honestly can’t think of another reason you’d walk out on me and the girls without even giving counseling or trial separation a try. It makes no sense.” I forced my hands to lay flat on the tabletop.

His lips thinned and I suddenly wanted to punch him right in the mouth. Just jump across the table and bloody his stupid lip. It would be so satisfying—both for the release and the look on his face. I’d anticipated the anger phase to kick in at some point, but I didn’t realize how abrupt its arrival would be. I honestly didn’t know I had a bloodthirsty side.

“Believe it or not, I did try, Jenna.” He sighed.

Uh, what in the hell? “When?” My voice rose and he looked around as if embarrassed, but we were the only ones in the room.

Ever careful to avoid a scene, Mike’s voice was quiet yet firm. “In the months leading up to our talk.”

What in the everloving fuck was he talking about? I assumed by “our talk” he meant his sudden declaration that he was divorcing me. Up until then, he hadn’t said a word, and his behavior had been status quo. I admit, so was mine, but I figured we were in a rut and we’d pull ourselves out of it eventually. In retrospect, that had been a careless attitude, but still.

“Mike, you never said a word. How was I supposed to know you were so unhappy?”

His response was immediate, as if he’d been reciting it in his head all along in order to justify his cowardly behavior. “It’s your job as my wife to be able to tell when things are drastically wrong in our relationship.”

“It’s your job as my husband to tell me what’s wrong,” I volleyed back, just as quickly.

Mike sighed and looked at me for a moment before speaking. “We’re going to have to agree to disagree.”

I was fuming by that point. He could undoubtedly hear my heel clacking on the wood floor as my leg bounced at a rapid clip. It had been six months since he’d packed his bags and gave me the old, “Well, it’s been fun” speech.

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